You guys can have JHC! I'll even throw in Cameron Mathison for free!

You guys can have JHC! I'll even throw in Cameron Mathison for free!

God no.

AMC can keep her.

Cam i wouldnt mind.

Poor Cam! Who knows what would happen had he a good character, great storylines, wasn't forced down the audience's throats and many more shirtless scenes!

Edited June 25, 200817 yr by YRBB

I don't mind Cam or Ryan his character but I seriously doubt he'd play a different character, great or not, any differently

But as an AMC fan I'm all for getting rid of JHC...

You guys can have JHC! I'll even throw in Cameron Mathison for free!

The Branco/Bloom war seems so juicy. CBS should make a reality series out of it.

I seriously can't wait for his MAB interview. Totally pumped about it - thought she'd never do an interview since 8 months passed since she took over the reins...

The Branco/Bloom war seems so juicy. CBS should make a reality series out of it.

Oh, I know. It's kinda making me wanna root for Nelson Branco for some odd reason. Go Nelson! Show us what you got!

I know I am in the minority here, but I want JHC to stay at AMC. I want to see how well JHC and CP work together now that he is headwriter. I remember their work from Santa Barbara my all-time favorite soap so I can't wait to see what they have planned. As for Nelson vs. CBS/Barbara Bloom I totally support Nelson all the way.

JHC needs to leave AMC, her tenure has been one huge clusterfuck there. However, Y&R certainly doesn't need her, or any soap for that matter. I think JHC works best as a lower-level producer, which she was for years on Santa Barbara and then on GH.

As I said before though, I think Y&R could benefit from an EP change, just as long as the right person is hired. I want to know who though it was a wise decision to have Josh Griffith, who spent like 20 years WRITING for daytime, to automatically become such a high-level executive on the show? WTF is up with that?

David Shaughnessy is still close with the Bell's and directs for B&B. I'm sure if the Bell's made him an offer, he'd return. He loved Y&R and was Ed Scott's protege and most importantly got along well with the cast.

Look at this old team Bloom, this is most likely what your sagging show needs!

Apparently the Bells hate Barbara Bloom bigtime. It was not Bloom's decision to fire LML, she was forced to by Sony and the Bells. The Bells absolutely hated LML's vision for Y&R. You have to understand for years and years CBS was never ever allowed to even make a comment on Y&R when Bill Bell was in charge. Not only did Bill have full creative control, CBS never ever interjected when he was in charge. The show was number 1 and CBS knew Bill Bell was a master. After Bill died and they hired LML from the outside, that was a sign things were going downhill. It was the first time an outsider was put in charge of a Bell show. LML took over and fired all the longtime Bell employees which had been been there for years and years. It was a sign Bloom and CBS were starting to micromanage Y&R and even Bloom became a writer on the staff of Y&R. I am sure the Bloom friend is JHC, she wanted Carruthers years ago to come to Y&R but she could not. Can you imagine if Bill Bell ever though would have saw LML's Y&R, I think the man would have had a heart attack.

Fact: JHC is the EP Babs is pursuing. JC's contract with AMC is up late summer or early fall. Frons may or may not renew her contact (if he's smart he'd cut her loose). One correction: when Bill stepped down as headwriter, Kay Alden (and her lapdog Trent Jones) took over. They started the ratings drive downward. Jack Smith was brought in to stop the slide. He did, to an extent, but he didn't grow the demos either, so Babs took the opportunity to bring in her old college buddy LML as story consultant, then manuerved her into the headwriting slot. So while LML was a disaster for the show, the dip in ratings started with Alden, who for me has always been overrated as a headwriter. She was handed the number one soap, but after Bill's stories played out, she floundered. She's not a storyteller.

If JHC were to leave AMC (which I don't think she will) I bet Jill Farren Phelps would take over so maybe her leaving isn't such a great idea.

Phelps was supposed to take over AMC from Francesca James (this was confirmed by Marcy Walker), she and Guza reportedly in a power struggle, she has a history with Pratt, and at the emmys she said how excited she was Pratt was at AMC.

Look at this old team Bloom, this is most likely what your sagging show needs!

I know the second from the left is Jack Smith, and the second from the right is Kay Alden (who I hope NEVER leaves B&, but who are the others?

I know the second from the left is Jack Smith, and the second from the right is Kay Alden (who I hope NEVER leaves B&, but who are the others?

Far right is Nancy Wiard.

I know the second from the left is Jack Smith, and the second from the right is Kay Alden (who I hope NEVER leaves B&, but who are the others?

From left to right: Kathryn Foster, Jack Smith, David Shaughnessy, Kay Alden, Nancy Wiard.

^Thanks.

Rock on Nelson, rock on.

Absolutely!! Go Nelson Go!!!